Telegram-herald., 1887-10-13
SHOCKS As A CRUS0E
his EXPERIENCE on Az ISLAND
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USEsows Is1AxD. Oct 8-Aner We
dragged oar snchors aud wefs driven ashore
l@st nishl a. ! erp.sined IN wy last. Tie
Captain ordered the lore and main throat
h&lsr.is east on shs gsf.s and tas falls mads
fast sah0re
All hands lent hand and we hessed the
poor RAMBLER over on her side with her
bottom towards tie angry waves tnst
pounded and beat al her - II they had
spite 81 the poor thing
Cap. then had the plug in the center box
driven ia aud let her NIL With water. lie
said this WAS IAe only wsy - save ksr. 20 !
learned new thing oy ibis that would
never have thought o..
Nos. boys said Cap 10 the shiyefIng
crowd on tae beach, the flrst thing Is -
make ourselves comfortable for the night
and when tue iOg clears up Ne Can probably
find where We are.
ALI right said /. show US where We
eau make ourselves 81 home aud We are
readv'
Well gather up yonr traps and follow
me"
The beech was only a few rods wide aud
was ssept by the 1iad. go he led Us 10
low place where We could climb up the biut
into = sort of rayine oT valley oeiwesu two
hiiis. Here We were sheltered from the
Wind TO some extent by gloves Of small
cyerereens and mspies.
"HuErahl bcys this is Just the place
Fall 10 and bring up Gnftsood from the
beach and We will have a tre.' We set
down oar grips and made several journeys
| 10 the wreck. bringing driii wool and ropes.
| a hatch that had covered the fsrscastie and
and the canvass cover of the main batsh.
besides the axe. saw, hsmaer and all the
provisions We could save. Cap. rescued his
| shotgun also We soon had rouslag old
| ire. which reminded me of the old camp
| fires we used 10 make on ''Shermsa's March
| u the Sea" Among other things saved
| our shovel. and As soon as / got warmed
| up, began 10 dig hole into tue bank al
| one side of the rsvine.
| What in thunder are you ST Soliman?'
| exclaimed Skinner.
| Why making cave. 10 be sure"
"a caye7 great Caesar! what do Ne want
of caye?'
"Why it's like this. boys, never read ola
case OF castaways on an island but had
| cave, and I'd De ashsmed 70 fnce the good
people of Can't Hook Corners with
| out had done what 1
could towards having the regulation
| cave"
say boys" said Block, ''ths idea
| isn't so bad after all. The wind rskes
cave would come handy
That's So BY George. l.oys," says Cap,
go they helped me and by dint of propping
up the dirt With sticks and things We man
aged to get hole big enough 10 shelter our
heads and shoulders ANYHOW. l Am writ
| ing in il now on a table made from tue
| ford hatch and the oiled canvas is over the
cave. We moved our tire 10 spot nearer
| the mouth OF the cave and got supper.
Bya strike of good luck the Captain shot
duck while we were sailing near the Fox
| Islands the day before and we nsd that
among the truck saved. SO We picked and
cleaned IL aud roasted it before our lire,
tied at thesend OF string so ii would turn.
Ii was fat duck. but it was thin one
when FIVE hungry men had interviewed it
for fifteen minutes.
NOW boys" said l after supper, Eight
up some cigars, and opened my grip and
produced nay private bsx.
| II have read of lots OF csstawsys," said
| Skinner as he elevated his feet to the top
of cross pole and pnfied out a cloud OF
smoke, bat this is the first lot / ever
heard of that supped on roast duck and
smoked Havana cigars after it.
Yes, said Cap, these are 'Have-sny'
cigars, and good thing il Is TO have any
at such time as this.
Il Those are genuine imported cigars.
bows; | imported them myself, from Paris.
Michigan said the Professor. We
then all joined in one OF our rolcking boat
songs. which made the island ring and
swoke rabbit so be ran up the hill.
II feel quite like a second Crusoe," said /.
III never knew a crew so nilsrious as
this one under the circumstances We are
in" said Skinner.
II never knew one who Crew so before
they were ont of the woods, - said Capt
Holmes.
why, Cap. don't you think we can get
the Rambler of IN the morning. asked
Block.
mo, don't and what is more I Snd
that she is badly damaged. Her bulwarks
| are stove in. her rudder broken and ber
cook house knocked into q cooked hat"
What in Sancho are we going 20 do.
boys2" asked Skinner.
Il fer one. am going to make my home
permanently on this island. said I.
oh. you will get sick of this, Soiiman. -
said the Capn. we will turn in, and
when the fog clears up we will hois. =
signal Of distress. No one could see it now
| If we did put ont one"
This bed will be rather damp. Cap"
"Ill soon TX that. Here, Tom, 90 and
cut lot OF hemlock bougbs"
| We soon had a good bed aade and turned
in 70 get what rest we could.
| Now. az ] write, the fog has cleared up
and the gale sbstsd somewhat. 50
We can see some distance. There j.
another island 10 the south Of us, I
should Judge about fonr miles sxav
Several vessels are in sight. but ell pre-
| sent vRieT-iogged and generally diiapi-
| dated appearance. They have all been
having picnic. and we expect 70 learn
| OF many wrecks.
We have hoisfed Toms red shirt on =
pole as : signal Of distress but no vessel.
vet in sight. dare try 10 beat IN TO where
we are.
We can do nothing bat hang on 10 the
island until some KIND OF craft pitks us
up. Our eggs az al broken, our brad
! gone and We are lingering on potatoes and
coffee.
The boys are starting game of pedro 20
| r1ssz give ID TIE table.
II nv desr friends st Cant Hook Corners
hear Of this shipwreck. they vii fee
con erned. for ny iife is no iosare8
1our snipwrsc ke6 frisu1.
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